That is to say, theory has certain ambitions to a totalization of what can be thought that resembles or rivals philosophy.

也就是说，理论探讨的问题,与哲学相似或相媲美,而且倾向于把它完整化。

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We're going to be reading it with a theoretical spin.

我们将带着一种理论的倾向性来阅读本周的内容。

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Although I'm inclined to think that the body theory may be the best view about what's the key to personal identity, I'm also inclined to think it doesn't really matter.

虽然我倾向于觉得身体理论,也许是解释个人认同感的关键观点，我同样觉得，这其实根本无关紧要。

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Now, you don't have to buy that and individuals undoubtedly found the strain too much from time to time, but what's interesting, is rather the ideal, the claim, the theory.

你不必非得接受这些理论,况且现代社会常充斥着个人主义倾向,但是那些理想,主张和理论却更意味深长

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These days I'm inclined to go with the body theory.

最近我比较倾向于肉体理论。

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